Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
North Korea and the USSR: How similar are they?
The Soviet Union seems a bastion of liberalism compared to life in the DPRK
Is progress really taking place in North Korea?
Changes in North Korea give us hope – but we must take advantage of opportunities for change
Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech: Less Songun, more focus on economy
Riding high from the “Victor’s Congress” last May, KJU promises country both guns and butter
Kirby: N. Korean human rights situation “remains unchanged”
Former head of COI stresses need for ICC referral
Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Day speech: What did we learn?
In this year's speech, Kim Jong Un moved away from the past with new slogans and a new vision
Lifestyles of the loyalists: How North Korea’s upper classes live
Viewed in context, Pyongyang's elites live relatively humble existences
Five years on, how has Kim Jong Un changed North Korea?
A ruler can do a lot in half a decade, Kim has changed little - and made some things worse
Five years of Kim Jong Un: How has Kim the younger clung to power?
In the final part of a six-part series, experts assess the murky world of Pyongyang politics
Five years of Kim Jong Un: How much has daily life changed in North Korea?
In the third part of a six-part series, experts assess the key cultural shifts in N. Korea
Five years of Kim Jong Un: How has North Korea’s economy fared?
In the second part of a six-part series, experts assess the new leader's economic performance
